craftsysoul DIY Chinoiserie Easter Bunny

Hello Sweet Friends,

For today’s craft idea, I will be showing you how to create a chinoiserie Easter bunny using blue and white paper napkins. If you LOVE the traditional blue and white whimsical and floral designs of chinoiserie decor, you will also love this project.

You may have seen other craft ideas here on the blog using paper napkins and already know how easy they are to create with. Even though I have other ideas in mind for the chinoiserie napkins, this is the first one I have completed. Follow along for the supply list and instructions for making this super cute project.

Supply list

flat wood bunny shape
white paint
paper chinoiserie napkins
Mod Podge
parchment paper
crafting iron
sandpaper
ribbon and embellishment
glue gun

The first step for this project was to paint the bunny with white paint. If the bunny was not painted white, then the original color would bleed through the finished project. After two coats of paint with dry time in between, the bunny was ready for the next step.

Time to get out the Mod Podge! (Also if you are interested, here is my affiliate link for the chinoiserie napkins from Amazon.)

Before using the paper napkin, the two layers need to be separated.

For the next step, I arranged the napkin onto the bunny until I thought the arrangement looked nice. I even tore a few smaller pieces for the bunny’s head.

A very liberal coat of Mod Podge was applied, then the pieces of napkin were added.

It’s okay for part of the napkin to overlap the edges of the bunny. After the Mod Podge dried, I topped it with another coat of the stuff and allowed to dry.

To smooth out any wrinkles, I used a piece of parchment paper and a small crafting iron.

Then, using a sanding sponge, I sanded around the edges of the bunny. This removed any excess pieces of the napkin.

Finishing up the Chinoiserie Easter Bunny

The project was almost finished. It was time to embellish the Easter bunny. I chose to stick to the colors and add just a small amount of greenery. Only one of the ribbons shown below were actually used in the finished project.